King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 (5… e6 6. Nbd2)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. Nbd2
The King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 is a chess opening classified as ECO A07, reached after 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. Nbd2. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 16 times by this move order. White won 44%, 0% were drawn and Black won 56%. The most popular continuation is 6… Be7 (38% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.10 (Stockfish, depth 41; best line 6… h6 7. c4 Nbd7 8. a4 Bb4 9. Nd4)
- ECO
- A07
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/pp3ppp/2p1pn2/3p1b2/8/3P1NP1/PPPNPPBP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 1 6- PGN
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. Nbd2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 13 | |
| All | 16 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Be7 | 6 (38%) | |
| 6… Nbd7 | 5 (31%) | |
| 6… h6 | 5 (31%) |
Master games
104 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 26%, Black 31%). The strongest:
- GM Maxim Matlakov (2685) – GM Nikita Vitiugov (2722) 1-0 · PNWCC Online Blitz JP 11 · 2020-05-30
- GM Li Chao2 (2720) – GM Sandro Mareco (2664) 1-0 · PRO League KO Stage 2017 · 2017-03-15
- GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) – GM Baadur Jobava (2578) 1-0 · Titled Tue 11th Oct Late · 2022-10-11
- GM Luka Lenic (2643) – IM Burak Firat (2487) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-SLO Div 1 West 2016 · 2016-12-09
- GM Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder (2441) – GM Jaime Santos Latasa (2575) 0-1 · Iberoamericano Chess24 · 2020-06-20
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- QuantumLeap1 (2715) – Meatloaf927 (2720) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- CellsEG (2393) – Fed67 (2412) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- nv222 (2399) – Artefaktor (2276) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 (4. O-O Bf5) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5
More King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 lines (all)
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.